San Diego-based Marine dead in apparent murder-suicide in Houston hotel

An unidentified San Diego-based Marine and a woman were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in a Houston hotel early Wednesday, according to the Houston police.

The man, 29, and woman, 23, were found shot inside a hotel room. Houston police said a toddler was found wandering around the hotel after the incident, which occurred around 12:15 a.m.

Local police told the Houston Chronicle the child, 4, might have witnessed the incident and reported it to the front desk.

Marine Capt. Martin Harris, a spokesman for the Marine Corps Western Recruiting Region, said the name of the Marine would be released once next-of-kin had been notified and could not provide any additional information.

"We are aware of a serious incident...in Houston, involving a Marine currently assigned to duty in San Diego,” Harris said in an email. “Our primary concern is the privacy and support of families involved. The incident is currently under investigation and the Marine Corps is working closely with the Houston Police Department and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which have jurisdiction over the investigation.”